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By Robert Morales - It was July 2011, and lightweight world champion Brandon Rios squared off with Urbano Antillon in a title defense at Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Rios and Antillon went toe-to-toe in three hard-hitting rounds, Antillon not getting out of the third after being decked twice in the round.
At that point, Rios was really on the minds of boxing people of all sorts, from fans to promoters to TV executives to reporters. And for good reason. He was a mean dude with dynamite in his fists, and he had no problem getting into vicious fights. He was all action, and people were loving what he brought to the ring.
What a difference a year has made.
Rios was supposed to make his second defense against John Murray this past December, but lost his title on the scales when he weighed a half-pound over. The title was vacated, Rios stopped Murray in the 11th at Madison Square Garden, but it remained vacant because Murray was the only one who could leave with the belt. [Click Here To Read More]
At that point, Rios was really on the minds of boxing people of all sorts, from fans to promoters to TV executives to reporters. And for good reason. He was a mean dude with dynamite in his fists, and he had no problem getting into vicious fights. He was all action, and people were loving what he brought to the ring.
What a difference a year has made.
Rios was supposed to make his second defense against John Murray this past December, but lost his title on the scales when he weighed a half-pound over. The title was vacated, Rios stopped Murray in the 11th at Madison Square Garden, but it remained vacant because Murray was the only one who could leave with the belt. [Click Here To Read More]
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